Filtering drinking-cup.



A, L. HOWIE.

FILTBRING DRINKING CUP. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1913 LQQLQfi Patented M31131, 1914 WITNESSES 1 INVENTOR Q. 29min? HER ATTORNEY KING DBINKING-CUP.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

, e citiet Sen ".ro iole r during the .c the impuail, to ovide o, drinle ertino is so constructed er one iced to the '3' 1 sport cup that may be sun, case or gi'ip by trav- Li'ourth to provide a filteris simple in construe d l attain illusjoilflll f drawing in '1 perspective view or: my nip, parts being broken her-e pi'csented, l is s metal or any other and heving rolled upper Vertif oily disposed in cent r ssid drinking- 311 as shown at 8, s bot-torn e wills and bot "in cup, she

femini- 1 up s diwsnce, as ose oft allowing the he other portion of: said passed through the Li. Elhe upper edge of said 'led over a Wire or otherwise hinging edgees for s cover 2). Sand cover 5 is cover but one side if the cup at a 11:? 9. double flange worked on its v wn sit This double flange e as toforni a spring clasp cl edge 2 when cover 5 is shut in either direction 7 shows cc :1 upon said cover 5 reversed. and about to be closed down upon one side of said cup 1 while water is being admitted to the other side which filtering substance 8 may be any filtering passing therethrough. Said cover 5 is made reversible for the purpose of preventing any unfiltered water from. entering the one side of said cup 1 during the process of VVhile-e metallic cup, cover and, partition are here shown and described, I do not wish to confine myself to any specific material, as approximately the same result may be accomplished if said cup be made of paper or any other suit-ablemeterisl with a partition of -ike me'serial placed therein having the lower end thereof forsminous as shown in the drawing".

Having thus described my invention, what I clsim'as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

nation of a cup having a rolled upper edge, e partition vertically disposed in approximately the center thereof having its lower end foralninous up a distance, a cover hinged to the upper edge of said partition, and a filtering materiel placed in one of the compartments of said cup, as shown and de' scribed. 2, In a filtering drinking-cup, the combi-. nation of a cup having 2i rolled upper edge, a partition vertically disposed in approximately the center of said cup having its lower end forsminous up a distance, a cover hinged to the upper edge of said partition end adopted to close down over either compertinent formed by said partition in sai cup, said cover having a double iisnge worked on its outer edge adapted to hold said cover in position when closed over either compartment, and a filtering materiel placed in one of said compartments, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I havesigned my two subscribing witnesses.

AMY L. HOWIE. lVitnesses:

JoHN A NAIsMITI-I,

Lnicnsrsn DARWALL.

material that will purify the water when 1. in a filtering drinking-cup, the combi ?stented Mar. ei, isle,

contains. e filtering substance 8.- Seid filling.

name to this specification in the presence of 

